Ruth Gruber on the European Day of Jewish Culture

Hadassah Magazine runs an article Ruth Gruber wrote on the European Day of Jewish Culture in its current edition. You can read it online — click HERE, then click on current issue (August/September 2008 Vol. 90 No. 1), then scroll down to Letter from Europe: A Jewish Holiday for Everyone.

She writes:

Italy is one of the most enthusiastic participants. Last year, events in more than 55 towns and cities at­tracted 50,000 people—about 15,000 more than the country’s entire Jewish population. This year, even more venues have been added.